Watch: Why is the UK reviewing its Chagos Islands deal?
The UK is reviewing its deal to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, the defence secretary has said.
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UK to review Chagos Islands deal over lack of US support, Streeting tells BBC
Defence Secretary Wes Streeting has confirmed the review after Donald Trump told Andy Burnham the deal was “terrible”.
How Ceuta, football and Israel are shaping Morocco's election
Young voters are being courted with football slogans, promises of jobs and anti-Israel rallying calls.
Top South African policeman charged with sexual offences
Shadrack Sibiya, who has made no comment, is alleged to have groomed a 16-year-old and raped an 18-year-old.
'I have never felt heat like that' – a survivor on watching 33 cellmates die in Nigeria
The BBC goes inside the prison where prisoners were trapped in stifling, cramped conditions.
Doctor in court to face Rwanda genocide charges in UK first
Dr Vincent Brown was charged following a seven year British investigation into the 1994 killings.
First UK charges brought over 1994 Rwanda genocide
Dr Vincent Brown, formerly Dr Vincent Bajinya, 65, will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday charged with seven offences.
Two charged with woman's murder as South Africa police investigate eight other body finds
The body of Jabulile Ntimba was the ninth to be found recently in an area east of Johannesburg.
Inside Djibouti refugee camp for thousands fleeing Houthi advance in Yemen
Fighting on Yemen’s west coast has prompted thousands of people to flee by boat across the Bab al-Mandab Strait.
Seven Ethiopian rebel groups form new alliance
The groups have been active in Ethiopia’s most populous regions for years and now say they will work together.